Building a Common Platform for Electronic-Photonic Integration

May 26, 2026

The MIT Microphotonics Center hosted a very successful IPSR-International 2026 Spring Meeting at MIT – “Building a Common Platform for Electronic-Photonic Integration”. Delivered in collaboration with MIT FUTUR-IC, MIT-MTL, and PhotonDelta, this year’s presentations, plenary sessions and Application Interest Group discussions brought together global industrial leaders, academic researchers, and R&D partners to accelerate the transition from lab to market.

Key highlights from the two-day event included:

🔹 System Requirements for AI & Datacenters: Keynotes from pioneers at Meta, NVIDIA, AMD, and Cisco mapping out the critical bandwidth density and performance metrics needed to scale future infrastructure.

🔹 Advancing CP-CIS: Shifting the Common Photonic Chiplet Integration Specification from a conceptual framework to a credible, industrially adoptable standard.

🔹 Design & Supply Chain Evolution: Driving EDA vendors to fully support cross-disciplinary electronic-photonic co-design while addressing the scaling bottlenecks of Co-Packaged Optics and High-Volume Manufacturing.

A huge thanks to our members, working group chairs, and the next-generation of manufacturing talent who joined us and help further define the next stage integration challenges and opportunities.

Stay tuned for an upcoming publication in the Microphotonics Center Newsletter detailing more highlights and roadmap session takeaways. All Microphotonics Center members will have access to cleared Meeting proceedings.

👉 Learn more about the roadmap and how to get involved with the Microphotonics Center and FUTUR-IC:

#IntegratedPhotonics #SemiconductorManufacturing #IPSR #FUTURIC #MITnano #WorkforceDevelopment #Photonics #AI #CoPackagedOptics

Luigi Ranno earns 2025 PSC Tingye Li Memorial Scholarship

November 17, 2025

FUTUR-IC, a National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Accelerator program, whose NSF Program Director, is Dr. Richard (Rick) Farnsworth PhD, PMP, is proud to announce that Luigi Ranno, a graduate student on this project, has been selected as one of the two awardees of the 2025 PSC Tingye Li Memorial Scholarship.

This prestigious scholarship honors the legacy of Dr. Tingye Li, a pioneer in optical communications, by recognizing outstanding graduate students in optics and photonics for their academic excellence and contributions to the scientific community.

Luigi Ranno was recognized for exceptional contributions to photonic sensor chips and high-efficiency surface-normal fiber-to-chip couplers, advancing key technologies in optical communication and sensing. This achievement highlights both technical excellence and a commitment to serving the scientific community, reflecting the values that Dr. Li championed throughout his career.

The PSC Tingye Li Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to up to two outstanding graduate students worldwide, selected based on academic achievements and service to the optics and photonics field.

Congratulations to Luigi on this well-deserved recognition!

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